2022 · Week 9

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Jalen Hurts

29·17

Texans

Houston

QB Davis Mills

NRG Stadium · closed · astroturf

Closing spread

PHI -14

Total

45.5

Model margin

-2.5est.

HOU perspective

Push chance

2.6%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Texans
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Texans winsEagles wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Eaglesedge mapTexans
  • +0.100EPA / play-0.167
  • 47.9%Success rate38.0%
  • +0.121EPA / dropback-0.147
  • +0.072EPA / rush-0.204
  • 11.3%Explosive rate7.6%
  • +2.05CPOE-4.69
  • 46.2%Third-down rate30.1%
  • 72.8%Red-zone TD rate52.2%
  • 2.43Points / drive1.17
  • 1.7%Turnover rate2.6%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

PHI lead 6–0 since 1999

PHI have won 6 straight. Meetings average 50.7 points. HOU are 2-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2018 · W16HOU @ PHI3032PHI
2014 · W9PHI @ HOU3121PHI
2010 · W13HOU @ PHI2434PHI
2006 · W1PHI @ HOU2410PHI
2002 · W4HOU @ PHI1735PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jalen Hurts21/2724320

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Miles Sanders17935.51
Jalen Hurts9232.60
Kenny Gainwell4225.51
Boston Scott155.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Dallas Goedert891001
A.J. Brown46591
Quez Watkins22250
DeVonta Smith22220
Kenny Gainwell33160
Jack Stoll12130
Zach Pascal1180

Texans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Davis Mills13/2215422

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Dameon Pierce271395.10
Davis Mills3186.00
Rex Burkhead199.00
Chris Moore122.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -142.6%3.0%4.7%3.1%7.5%

Positive margins favour Texans; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

2.64%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

42.5%

Expected total

43.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.16
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-2.46